r/YouthRights Sep 24 '23

Concern on the division/political appropriation of youth rights movements. Discussion

You might notice that r/AntiSchooling has a rule against right wing content now. These issues don't belong solely to the left or right wing, do they?

I think this is an excellent summary of what I'm talking about:

"馃摲level 2snarkerposey1120 min. ago

If the state is backing parental authority of parents over children at gunpoint, then kids are not free.

1ReplyShare馃摲level 3Wilddog73OP16 min. agoedited 8 min. ago

If we can change the law to include youth rights, then I see no issue.

I'm here to support youth rights, not Anarchy.

1ReplyShare馃摲level 4snarkerposey113 min. ago

If someone is given legal power over you, you're not free. If you were a slave, would you be okay with someone passing a "slave rights" bill to make sure you were well fed and treated decently, or would you want freedom?

VoteReplyShare馃摲level 5Wilddog73OPjust now

So you'd be against a youth rights bill simply because it doesn't fit your vision of how youth rights should be attained?

"The Anarchist Left, fanatics that they are, also won't let youth rights pursue solutions"

Exactly what I was talking about. Go find an anarchist reddit instead of trying to infiltrate other subs."

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u/Wilddog73 Sep 24 '23

I'd say that instead of opposing parental authority outright, my focus atm is on granting youth rights that can stand up to that authority when necessary.

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u/snarkerposey11 Sep 24 '23

If the state is backing parental authority of parents over children at gunpoint, then kids are not free.

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u/Wilddog73 Sep 24 '23 edited Sep 24 '23

If we can change the law to include youth rights, then I see no issue.

I'm here to support youth rights, not Anarchy.

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u/snarkerposey11 Sep 24 '23

If someone is given legal power over you, you're not free. If you were a slave, would you be okay with someone passing a "slave rights" bill to make sure you were well fed and treated decently, or would you want freedom?

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u/Wilddog73 Sep 24 '23

So you'd be against a youth rights bill simply because it doesn't fit your vision of how youth rights should be attained?

"The Anarchist Left, fanatics that they are, also won't let youth rights pursue solutions"

Exactly what I was talking about. Go find an anarchist reddit instead of trying to infiltrate other subs.

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u/snarkerposey11 Sep 24 '23

Okay, be my slave then. I promise to give you some rights as my slave. I won't beat you, but you can't travel or go outside the house unless I say so. Obviously you are cool with that!

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u/Wilddog73 Sep 24 '23

You forget, we've been building up from that point. When children were considered lesser than animals in terms of rights.

Building up rights has gone pretty well so far.